Strength of schedule: San Diego Chargers

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Feb 10, 2014

By virtue of playing the brutal NFC West this upcoming season, the San Diego Chargers are tied with the San Francisco 49ers for the fourth-toughest schedule in NFL for the 2014 season. Dates and times for the rest of the schedule will be released in April… (more). The Raiders will play host to the San Francisco 49ers , the Arizona Cardinals , the Miami Dolphins , the Buffalo Bills , the Houston Texans and their division foes in the Broncos, Chiefs and Chargers. Oakland's home opponents had a .555 winning percentage last year, fifth-highest in the NFL but tied for third-toughest in the AFC West.

Strength of schedule: Oakland Raiders

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- What, you thought the NFL's schedule-making gods were going to take it easy on the Oakland Raiders after consecutive 4-12 seasons in which they ended both years on six-game losing streaks while dropping eight of nine? Think again. Bas…